Analysis of the practice of using manipulation technologies by means of mass communication on the example of Germany 1918-1940

Throughout world history, the minds of various figures have been occupied with ideas about how and whether a person always consciously acts in certain situations. In the 20th century, the search for answers to these questions took the form of behaviorism, and after that society became convinced of the possibility of strict control of the masses and control of their feelings on the example of Nazi Germany. To this day, a lot of scientific research and social experiments are being conducted in order to find out whether it is possible to motivate people to manifest certain behavior, and by what means it is easiest to do this. This article analyzes manipulative technologies and techniques, in particular, used with the help of the media, on one of the most striking historical examples - Nazi Germany of the first half of the XX century.